"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.